Cross-sectoral responses to HIV/AIDS: Impacts of HIV/AIDS on food security and rural livelihoods

30/07/1996

This brochure presents some key findings from HIV/AIDS impacts surveys in rural areas in Namibia, Uganda and Zambia. 8 pp.

Guidelines for the improvement of statistics on women

28/06/1996

A practical guide to amending national agricultural survey programmes in order to improve the collection and dissemination of adequate gender-disaggregated data.

Proceedings from AGROTEC/FAO workshop: Gender and agricultural engineering

20/06/1996

The objective of the workshop was to increase attention to women as important actors in the field of agricultural engineering. It was organized jointly with AGROTEC, a programme based in Zimbabwe that addressed gender issues in its work on smallholder agricultural technologies.

Empowering Zambian rural women through small farmer groups

19/01/1996

The focus of this research is to document the impact of the FAO People's Participation Programme (PPP), which began in Zambia in 1983. The programme has helped to increase the effectiveness of many rural services and development initiatives by forming solid groups in which women are actively participating.

Effects of group formation on rural women’s access to services in Western Province, Zambia

10/01/1996

This paper reports on some of the accomplishments achieved by the FAO People's Participation Programme (PPP). In particular, it focuses on the successful promotion of women's participation in various development initiatives in the Western Province, Zambia.

The gender dimension in rural cooperatives

10/01/1996

As breeding grounds for democracy and participation, cooperatives can be used to empower women by enhancing and upgrading their specific knowledge and capacities. They also play an important role in teaching methods of group decision-taking, and developing trust and self-assurance.

Development policy and strategy for the benefit of rural women

19/06/1995

The present document is a critical analysis of the lines of collaboration set up between African governments and FAO with a view to organizing action to improve the integration of women in development.

Uganda:The socio-economic impact of HIV/AIDS on rural families with an emphasis on youth

12/07/1994

This report analyzes the effect of HIV/AIDS on rural families with special attention to the situation of rural youth.